Collapsible child&#39;s cart



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COLLAPSIBLE CHILD'S CART Filed Nov. 22, 1944 A. R. JACKSON 3 Shets-Sheet1 Feb. 19, 1946; A. R. JACK$ON COLLAPSIBLE CHILDS CART Filed Nov. 22;1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTIAJR. finch Zi. Jaclson ATTORNEYS Feb. 19,1946. A. R. .mcKsoN COLLAPSIBLE GHILDS CART 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov.22, 1944 I INVENTOR. .flrch flicfackson ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 19, 1946UNITED STATES PATEN T OFFICE CODIJAPSIBLE CHIIiDS CART Arch. Robert.Jackson, Bridgeport, Conn. Application November22, 1944, S'erialNo.564,581

(Cll 280-36) 3 Claims.

, The invention" relates" to a" foldable wheeled vehicle;and-'more1'especiallyto a collapsible cart for carrying achild "whileshopping The primary objectofithe invention is the provision of'a cartofthis character, wherein the construction thereofis such that itcanbecollapsed-into compact form so .that'it canbe conveniently, handledand will'occupy the least; possible space whilenot in useor set-up forservice, the cart being, readily set-up. for. service with dispatch andease.

Anotherobject of. the-invention is the provision of a cart of thischaracter, wherein it when setup will afford a carrier for child ormerchandise or the like, the cart being wheeled so that it can movefreely when pushed or pulled with ease and eliminates undue labor in thehandling thereof, especially when within a shopping locality or within astore or other enclosure.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a cart of thischaracter, wherein the parts thereof are detachably and foldably joinedtogether in a novel and unique manner, so that such cart can be erectedor knocked-down with dispatch and ease.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a cart ofthis character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable andellicient for the purposes intended thereof, strong, durable, neat inappearance, easily manipulated, possessed of a minimum number of parts,which are collabsibly interfitted with each other, most convenient forshoppers, readily handled in congested places, and inexpensive tomanufacture.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, which show the preferred embodiment of the invention, andpointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a side view of the cart constructed in accordance with theinvention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side view partly in section of the sectionalhandle bar of the cart.

Figure 4 is a side view of the carrier body of the cart folded.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective View of a portion of the carrierbody extended.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line B-6 of Figure 4 lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Figure 7 is a side view 'of the chassis'frame'of the: cart.

Figuresis'a fragmentary sectional view taken onthe line 8:-.8"of Figure2 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 9*is'a. front elevation of'the cart set-up for use.

Figure. 10 is a perspective View of porting bed or rail.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary elevation of one of the'cornerportions'of'the carrier body.

Figure 12 isa fragmentary perspective view of the'bed or rail brace.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail A designates generally the cartconstructed in accordance with the invention and in its entirety, whichcomprises a center beam It of the required length, preferably squared incross-section, and is made from any suitable material, in this instance,wood stock, which is provided at its lowermost apertured end with awheel axle H which is fixed in apertured end by any well known fasteningmeans and the axle, protrudes the same distance to opposite sidesthereof, and upon which are journaled ground rollers or wheels l2 of anyselected type.

Tapped into the uppermost end of the beam I8 is a separable sectionalhandle bar l 3, its sections being of any selected length and of varyingcrosssectional sizes, while the outermost section of this bar I3 isfitted with a hand grip l4, preferably of yoke form.

On the beam ill at the proper locality is a foldable hinged brace orprop l5 having a dowel free end it for detachably engaging in a socketor hole ll in the outer end of a bed piece or supporting rail is for acarrier body denoted generally at B, and hereinafter set forth indetail. The inner end of the piece or rail [8 is formed with a saddlingfork I9 for receiving the beam), as best seen in Figures 1 and 2 of thedrawings, when the cart A is set up for use.

The carrier body B comprises a bottom area having the intermediatesection 29 and outer foldable sections 2|, respectively, these sections2| being foldably connected by hinges 22 to the intermediate section 20,and one of the sections 2| is made secure at 23 to the piece or rail l8next to the fork 19, while the other section 2i and the intermediatesection 20 are swingable in the same plane with the said other section2! onto the piece or rail l8 when the carrier body B is set up for usefor carrying purposes, whence the piece or rail the body sup- I8 is in ahorizontal plane with the brace or prop l5 supporting it engaged on thebeam H], as best seen in Figure 1 of the drawings. The beam or bar In isnotched, as at Ill to receive the forked end of the seat-supporting barl8 and thus prevent the seat from accidentally swinging upwardly on itsbrace IS.

The seat B is provided with a back 24 which is hinged at its lower edge,as at 25, to the rear section 2| of the bottom of the seat. The seat 13also has side rails 26 which are pivotally connected to uprights 21 andwhich are detachably connected to the back 24. The uprights 21 arehinged, as at 28, to the front section 2| of the bottom of the seat, andthe connection between the side rails 25 and the uprights is establishedby screws 29. The side rails are connected to the back 24 by tongues 30on the side rails fitting in recesses 3| in the back, and by hooks 32pivoted to the tongues and engaging eyes 33 on the back. The front sideof seat faces the handle bar and is fully open. The construction of theseat is such as to permit the seat to be compactly folded convenientlyand in a short time. The seat may be readily unfolded and easily securedin condition for use. The manner in which the seat may be folded isclearly shown in Figure 4.

The cart A when to be used is set up as is clearly shown in Figures 1and 2 of the drawings, then when the said cart is to be brought to adisused condition the parts are separated and folded for nesting thereofin a compact condition as best shown in Figure 4 of the drawings, whichalso permits it to be stored in the least possible space or for easytransportation thereof.

From the foregoing it is thought that the con struction and manner ofoperation of the cart A will be clearly understood, and therefore a moreextended explanation has been omitted for the sake of brevity.

What is claimed is:

l. A cart of the kind described, comprising a wheeled beam, a seatbottom comprising front and rear sections and an intermediate sectionhinged together, a rail to which one of said sections is fixed, theremaining sections of the seat being foldable with relation to the fixedsection, and means for detachably mounting the rail on the beam.

2. A cart of the kind described, comprising a wheeled beam, a seathaving front, rear and intermediate sections hinged together, a rail towhich the front section is fixed, the rear and intermediate sectionsbeing foldable with relation to the front section, a back hinged to therear section, uprights hinged to the front section, said rails hinged tothe uprights and detachably connected to the back, and means removablysupporting the rail on the beam.

3. The invention as in claim 2 wherein a separable sectional handle baris connected to the beam and a yoke like band grip is detachablyconnected with the handle bar.

ARCH ROBERT JACKSON.

